ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following:

• Determines demand for direct materials using projected material requirements in ERP system, historical data and other tools and places purchase order for this demand.
  
• Maintains and accurately updates purchase order changes, tracking of acknowledgements, status of orders and reports late orders to interested parties.
  
• Identifies and works with necessary parties on any bill of material issues.
  
• Responsible for inventory accuracy of raw materials, which may include cycle counting.
  
• Adheres to inventory turns and days on hand targets.
  
• Owns and manages cardboard Kanban process to ensure inventory levels are at optimum level.
  
• Proactively communicates as necessary regarding status of outstanding orders as well as discrepancies with quality, quantity and pricing.
  
• Run, review and act upon daily material monitoring reports as needed.
  
• Coordination of purchasing efforts with Production Scheduler.
  
• Disposition of open supplier invoices when necessary.
  
• Follow all safety rules and procedures and report all unsafe conditions to management.
  
• Participation in special projects and other duties as assigned.
  

Other duties as assigned.

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
• The requirements listed below are representive of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
  
• Extends a spirit of cooperation throughout the supply chain to insure responsiveness to internal and external customers/suppliers.
• Must have demonstrated planning and organizational skills, ability to problem solve and effective communication skills.
• Competency in ERP (preferably IQMS), MS Office applications and MS Outlook are essential.
  

EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor??s Degree in supply chain management or related field, or 5 plus years?? experience in material/supply chain planning or any equivalent combination of education and experience.
  

LANGUAGE SKILLS

• Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers and the public.
  

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages and volume.
• Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra.
  

REASONING ABILITY

• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.
  

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

• APICS certified, preferred but not required.